Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-03-19
HENRY Mcdowell Members or
JOHN II. Ham said board.
Attest: S. j. HARTMAN, County Clerk.

Office OF the County Clerk Of Phillips, State OF
Kansas, March l5th A. ID. 1887, at 10 clock s. N
And nov on this 10th dag of March A. D. at ID
clock ~. of said day, at the CIice of the COuu
s4s came ". u. Coylngton, chairman OF the board
OF county commissioners, and Henry Mcdowell
ana iChn u liam the OTIS TWO llyliUgr5 OF said
Board OF county comm =siOuers e and came also
ing and constituting the Board of county commits
siouers OF said county of Phillips and said board
being duly and regularly convened in special ses
NH. I'm yyTfrro, b Two members 0I said bosri fo
wit: Henry Mcdowell and John ii Ham to ~ d.
COViugIOu, chairman of said Board, and duly sign
ed bv said Henry Mcdowell ana John H. Ham and
upon which said written request said W. ID. Gov
ugtou- chairman of said board, duly called and
ordered special session of said board OF cQuEtJ
commissioners TO be convened and held al the
usual nlace OF meeting of said Board, in the city Of
PMiipsGurg, the county seat OF said Phillips c0un-
", which order OF said chairman for such special
session Of said Board was duly and personally
served uEou said two members OF said board Henry
Mcdowell and John IL. Ham aud due notice there
OF given required 10y law, which SAID written re-
quest special session, ana the order there
OF the chairman OF said Board, and the accept
ance OF service thereof by said Henry Mcdowell
and John H. Ham the two other members OF said
Board, are in the words and figures as follows:
state of Kansas. County of Phillips, SIS.
To the Honorable W. D. COvington. chairman of
the Board of county commissioners Of Phillips
county, i'll the State OF Kansas.
We, the undersigned members OF the Board Of
county commissioners oil the county Of Phillips IN
the state of Kansas. respectfully request you to
call q special session OF the Board OF county com
missiouers OF said county Of Phillips Tor the pur-
pose OF taking action on the part OF such board as
the requirements OF law and the provisions OF the
statute, in such case made and provided, and the
interest of said county and Of the pu0lic, and of
the localities 10 be affected, may demand. upon
the petition of certain resident tax-payera OF the
township OF PhillipsbUrgr in Phillips county, State
Of Kansas, praying and pertIOuIng said board OF
county commissioners to call special election in
and to submit the qualified electors of said town
ship Tor their acceptance or REJECTION at SuCl
special election 10 be called for that purpose, a
proposition for ana m behalL OF silu Lo"nsulp 10
subscribe for one hundred and forty shares, OF
hundred dollars eecn OF the capital STOCK OF Inc
chicago Kansas ana NeDrusEA1 halfway company
and in payment therefor 10 issue TO said railway
company fourteen bonds Of said township Of the
denomination OF one Thousand Dollars edch, or
much thereof mot exceeding said uumberi as
shall amount to not exceeding IOur thousand dol
lars per mile for each mile of railroad constructed
in said township by said railway company. and
we request and recommend that such special SEES
sion OF said board OF county commissioners be
in the city Of Puillipsburg IN said county OF Phil
lips in the State of Kansas, at the court house,
the 10th cay OF March Is z, at 10 o. clock a. NJ Of
Join H. HAM,
HENRY MCDOWELL.
Members of the board Of county commissioners Of
the county OF Phillips, in the State OF Kansas
State OF Kansas, county OF Phillips, Sc.
To Henry Mcdowell and John ID. Ham, members
Of the board OF county commissioners OF the cOun-
~ OF Phillips, in the state of Kansas and 10 each
GENTLEsAN:-At the request Of yourselves as
two members OF the board OF county commission
ers OF sand county of Phillips, in tine State OF Kan
sas, hereuuto annexed, You and each Of You, are
hereby uouneq that sald request Tor special
session Of said board is hereby granted, and you
are requested and notified TO be ana appear at the
usual place OF meeting OF sAlu 1oa4- ~ lLS Co-l
house, III the C.ty Of PhiliipEDurg, in sand county
OF Phillips ana state OF Kansas, on the 10th day Of
-d9rcn A. D. 1885, at ten o clock a. m OF salu day
Tor the purpose OF taking such action on the part
of said board as the requirements Of law and the
provisions OF the statute III such case made and
provided and tie interest said county ana the
public and OF the localities TO be Affected de-
maud, upon the petition OF certain resident tax
payers OF the township of Philiipsburg, in Philips
Fl board 81 county coIl7lissfouers to can a spec
ial Election in SAID township, and for the purpose
Of submitting, ana 20 submit, 70 the quaAred
electors OF SAID township for their acceptance or
for that purpose, a proposition for and III JGlaiL
OF said township TO subscribe for one hundred and
capital stock Of The Chicago Kansas and Ne
braska Railway Company, and In payment there
Tor 20 issue. 10 the said railway company IoErlecn
OF rle bonds of said township of the denomination
Of one Thousand Dollars EACH or 20 much there
Oh tLut eAcee,t--5 1--- ~ ----1-y -
10 not exceeding 1Our thousand colLaf7 per ----e
for each mile OF railroad constructed IN sand town
ship by said railway company Ey X cov-rvero,-
Chairman OF the board Of county commission
erz OF the county Of Phillips ia the state Of rAanslz
we, the undersigned, members OF the board of
county commissioners Of the county OF philips,
IN the state Of Kansas, do each hereby aclIno''--
edge due and personal service upon US and eacn
and notifying OF the special session OF the board
OF comfy commissioners OF the county OF Phillips
in the state OF Kansas, at the time and place there
ia stated, and for the purpose therein Get 1orIn-
JOHN d. Ham.
HENRY McDON ELL,
Members of the board OF county comEl-sz-olerz
Of TIE county OF Phillips IN the state OF hau=as-
And the said board of county commissioner
being duly convened, as Aforesaid for the purposes
stated I'D said written request, ana ali tLe mem
hers Of zaid board being present, and there being
present also 5. j. Hartman county CLERK Of said
conn Fy c. NJ. McGuire- Sheriff OF said county 4Ld
F. Mckay. county attorney of said county taerr-
uu1n came on Tor hearing and consideration tie
petition of certain resident taxpayers y Tie
township of PLilLipshurs county OF philips pray
fuls aud uettioniua said board Of county commits
siCuer 10 call special election in said township
iGr ne purpose OF submitting and 70 submit 10
the qualified voters OF said township FOR their ac-
ceatSnce OF rejection, III special election 10 De
called Tor that purpose @ propQz1Il1u Tor ana on
b5.lali Sf said township 10 subscribe 70 ore hno
dred aud forty shares of one hundred dollars each
of rle capital stock OF the Chicago, Kansas -lid
Ne5T.l=ks Railway company, railroad corpora
ticH auiT organized under the LtNz oi l-5--ii-f